Ge-wurþian

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-wurþian

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-wurþian
p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To distinguish, honour, adorn, celebrate, praise; insignīre, honōrāre, ornāre, celebrāre :-- Ðæt gé gewurþien wuldres Aldor that ye honour the chief of glory, Cd. 156; Th. 195, 1; Exod. 270. On Dryhtnes naman se dæg is gewurþod the day is celebrated in the Lord's name, Hy. 9, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 30: 7, 59; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 59. Hæfde he gewurþodne werodes aldor he had honoured the prince of the multitude, Cd. 143; Th. 179, 19; Exod. 31. Wæs ðis eálond gewurþad mid ðám æðelestum ceastrum insŭla ĕrat civitātĭbus nobilissĭmis insignīta, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 26.

Related words: ge-weorþian. ge-wurþian

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